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    Achilles and the Honor Code Achilles is a tragic figure who believes strongly in social order‚ but questions the idea of fighting for glory. When Aias and Odysseus are sent by Agamemnon to plead with Achilles’ to fight for the Greeks‚ Achilles denies them‚ saying "There was no gratitude given for fighting incessantly forever against your enemies. Fate is the same for the man who holds back‚ the same if he fights hard" (9:316). This statement shows that Achilles is an individual‚ and does not conform

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    11/28/12 HIST485 Honor-Shame Code in The Tale of Heike In The Tale of Heike‚ the way in which the Japanese viewed defeat and dying is revealed to the reader through various incidents covered during the time of the novel. To be defeated was shameful but to prevail was a way to gain respect and honor. The accounts in Heike tell us that one could defeat an opponent by exiling him‚ insulting him‚ or even taking revenge upon him. Because being defeated was shameful‚ warriors would kill themselves

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    include creating an honor code‚ forms of punishment‚ and possibly a computer-integrated classroom. The terms by which an honor code are defined as are (taken from the article titled A Question of Honor)‚ " something that defines ethical academic conduct with the expectation that students will monitor their peers‚ report violations‚ and mete out penalties." An honor code needs to be created by the student body in order to be carried out successfully. By enforcing an honor code‚ there is a creation

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    Importance of the Academic Honor Code An academic honor code is a set of rules to follow in an academic community based on what the community views as ideal. An academic honor code is crucial to school life because it creates a foundation which the students will build their success upon through diligence and dedication. The honor codes are to guide the students on how to live in the community mainly to respect everyone within the community and grow as a person. They also establish the ideals which

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    emphasis put on them. When Roman finds out that his new bride is not a virgin‚ he returns her. She is beaten savagely‚ and her brothers are called from the brothel to come defend the family’s honor. This hypocrisy of what they feel is sinful and what isn’t is also found in the murder of Nasar: upholding the honor is righteous‚ and in doing so the sin of murdering Nasar is downplayed. Evidence: "My sister the nun‚ who wasn’t going to wait for the bishop because she had an eighty proof hangover‚ couldn’t

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    The book that I have been hooked on ever since SSR started has been Code of Honor by Alan Gratz. Generally I am not a huge reader‚ but this book has grabbed my attention with its dramatic suspense and constant action. This book is written in first person‚ and in present day. The setting is primarily set in Phoenix‚ Arizona. This story is based around the main protagonist‚ Kamran Smith. He has everything going for him; winning the big football game and scoring five touchdowns‚ becoming the homecoming

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    an honor code should be introduced in Hotchkiss. An Honor Code is a great thing to have for students. It is a code where students are expected to not cheat and report others for cheating. It is a great thing to have for students because it holds them up to certain standards and shows what is expected of them. Having an honor code for Hotchkiss would improve the quality and integrity of its students. It isn’t just enough having an honor code‚ it must be maintained and enforced. An honor code

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    An academic honor code is a set of rules that govern a community based on ideals that define what constitutes honorable behavior within the community. Personally‚ coming from a high school that does not necessarily have an academic honor code‚ I feel that academic honor codes are a good thing to have in place‚ but not before the high school level. At my high school we have a version of an “honesty” policy. The policy covers mostly issues of plagiarism whereas a full academic honor code would cover

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    more than their education. Honor codes are simply a piece of paper that you sign to vow to not cheat‚ plagiarize‚ or steal. That doesn’t exactly mean that a cheater is going to change his ways. (Source C) Teachers and professors should be able to tell the rules to the students at the beginning of the school year and if they choose to not follow them then they will suffer the consequences. Having cameras in the classrooms would be much more helpful than pledging honor codes. Sadly‚ there are not only

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    In society‚ there are different ways that a male or female should present themselves and what is normal for them could be weird to others. In “Honor Code” by David Brooks‚ he explains what it is like for a boy to be in school and the ways it is the school’s fault for their learning troubles. Deborah Tannen’s‚ “His Politeness Is Her Powerlessness‚” persuades her readers to see that women are viewed as powerless‚ while men are the powerful ones when it comes to things like communicating. Inferences

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